subject: The Treasure Hunt as a Team building Activity [print this page] The Treasure Hunt as a Team building Activity
Treasure hunts are an excellent team building activity and have become increasingly popular in recent years. Thanks to their great popularity, there are now many different types of treasure hunts available as a team building event. There are different locations on offer, which might mean different areas of London or even different cities in England. Moving beyond our shores, there are even team building treasure hunts offered for foreign destinations such as New York City or Singapore and even Las Vegas. In fact, one would be hard pressed to find a destination (within reason!) where a treasure hunt is not available.
Once a company has decided on a location for their hunt, there are further decisions to be made about the theme and nature of the hunt. For example, there are hunts offered on foot, by Black Taxi or even by boat. That is just a very small selection of what is on offer out there. The point is that there is a wide variety of hunts available and there is definitely something out there to suit every client and their requirements. Some hunts are themed or involve actors from whom information must be obtained while on the treasure hunt trail. In some instances, hunt participants will dress for the occasion such as everyone dressing up as pirates. In many cases, the general spy theme or something loosely based on James Bond is a popular choice. The one thing that remains constant for all of these huntexamples is that they are highly enjoyable and a great deal of fun. This is one of the reasons why treasure hunts endure as a very popular choice for a team building activity.
There are further reasons why the treasure hunt format continues to enjoy such great popularity and that is that these hunts are a very cost effective and relatively simple way of drawing participants together. The cost effective aspect is definitely something that appeals to most companies in these challenging economic times. The humble treasure hunt isvery good value for money, in particular when compared to some of the more expensive team building activities on offer.
The treasure hunt is an extremely accessible team building activity that every individual can participate and succeed in. The hunt activities promote collaboration, communication, decision-making and problem solving, all contained within a time-bound context. By taking part in such an activity it is easy to see how individuals naturally improve their skills in working as part of a team. If we consider further, the specific elements that make up such an event (such as the challenge itself, the time-bound context, the competitive element, the collaborative process etc) it is easy to see why treasure hunts have become a team building classic that is here to stay.
